Nunavut
Subtitle: rethinking political culture
By: Ailsa Henderson
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780774814232
Subjects: Political culture -- Nunavut; Politics and culture -- Nunavut; Inuit -- Nunavut -- Politics and government; Political participation -- Nunavut; Nunavut -- Politics and government
Description: "Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture explores political attitudes, behaviour, and institutions in Nunavut before, during, and after the creation of the new Canadian territory, to reveal the complex processes at work in the generation of political cultures. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork and quantitative analysis, it provides the first systematic, empirical study of political life in Nunavut, offering comprehensive analysis of the evolving nature of Aboriginal self-government in the Arctic and shedding crucial light on Inuit-non-Inuit relations." "Political culture in Nunavut has long been characterized by different approaches to political life: traditional Inuit attitudes toward governance, federal aspirations for the political integration of Inuit, and territorial strategies for institutional development. Ailsa Henderson links these features to contemporary political attitudes and behaviour, concluding that a distinctive political culture is emerging in Nunavut. Original and provocative, Nunavut challenges our understandings of how political cultures are generated and sustained."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-243) and index